Encryption step in actions grayed out in Acrobat 11

I like to password protect a dynamic PDF form (xfa) stored on a network drive with a Acrobat action. When I run the action, the action shows the encryption step grayed out (disabled). It works with flat PDF's but not with PDF Forms. (XFA)
In Acrobat Pro 10 the same action works without any problem.
Is there any help for this issue?

I downloaded your test PDF, opened it in Acrobat XI Pro and had no problems to encrypt it. I encrypted it with a password and it all worked. I used both Tools->Protection->Encrypt and File->Properties->Security->Security Method. I do not know what else to say. Are you sure you have Acrobat XI Pro and not Standard? Can you encrypt regular (non-XFA) PDFs with the same copy of Acrobat XI?
After I did all that I realized that you wanted to use the Actions feature to encrypt. So, I created an encryption action with Tools->Action Wizard->Create New Action, tried to use it and it did not work. Bingo! I guess this is a bug in Acrobat XI. I will try to get Adobe to open a bug on that.

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